A WOMAN was attacked while out walking in Manchester.  At about 11pm on Tuesday 16 September, a 19-year-old woman was walking along Birchfield's Road and she noticed a man walking towards her.

After they had passed each other near to the junction of Birch Hall Lane, she crossed the road to walk around the outside of Birchfield's Park.

She noticed someone was close behind her and when she turned around it was the same man she had passed on the road.

He grabbed her shoulders and then picked her up, carrying her towards the park.

She struggled and screamed and he dropped her near the entrance of the park and she ran off along Birchfield's Road towards Manchester. The man chased her and grabbed her waist.

He tried to cover her mouth with his right hand and in an attempt to get away she bit his stomach.

A man driving past in a car stopped to help the woman and the offender ran off towards Birchfield's Park.

The woman suffered grazing to her hands and bruising to her face.

The offender is described as Asian, about 23 years old, around 6ft tall with short black hair and of a medium build. He was wearing a blue and white long sleeved checked shirt with light blue jeans and smart dark shoes.

Detective Inspector Terry Crompton of Longsight CID said: "We are treating this as a kidnap and the victim was left extremely shaken up.

"We need to catch the man responsible for this and are appealing for anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.

"The victim bit the man in the stomach. This would be an unusual injury and if you have any suspicions about someone with a similar injury, please get in touch.

"I would advise people not to walk on their own late at night but if there is no other choice, walk in the middle of the pavement and keep to well lit areas.

"If you think you are being followed, cross the street several times and if you still think you are being followed, walk to the busiest area you can find or knock on someone's door. There are various help points in Manchester city centre linked to CCTV operators."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Longsight CID on 0161 856 1376 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.